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	<title>Bit Group Blog &#187; Intellectual Property</title>
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		<title>U.S. Patent Apocalype Is Nigh?</title>
		<link>http://blog.bitgroup.com/2008/05/06/us-patent-apocalype-is-nigh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George White</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apocalpyse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PATENT DOOM IS AT HAND!!!

Ok, that may be a bit strong, but there's some serious cause for concern, at least for patents issued in the U.S. since 2000. As pointed out in this <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/washington/06bar.html?_r=2&#038;hp&#038;oref=slogin&#038;oref=slogin">NY Times piece</a>, a recent paper by law professor Jim Duffy reveals some serious problems with how patent judges have been appointed for the last 8 years. ]]></description>
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		<title>Adobe Opens Flash</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 19:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George White</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adobe Flash, Flex, Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of today, Adobe has removed all license restrictions on the use of the Flash SWF and FLV/F4V formats, as well as the AMF protocol. This is exciting news, since it means that more folks can get into the business of building Flash  playback devices and systems that can talk directly to Flash. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Got IP?</title>
		<link>http://blog.bitgroup.com/2008/03/07/got-ip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George White</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Probably not. That, at least, is the opinion of Mike Masnick of TechDirt. Check out the latest entry in his series on "IP" and it's foundations (and lack there-of) in US law. If you're not familiar the difference between copyright, patents and trademarks, this series will give you some idea of how they all [are supposed] to work.]]></description>
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